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The city says they are owed thousands of dollars in garbage pickup fees, and it’s time for some residents to pay up.

Many of those residents, however, weren’t aware there even was a fee for garbage pickup.

A full trash can sat in Rodney Logan's driveway Thursday.

"A whole week, no pick up. No nothing. It's been sitting right here. Forever in the sun, right here," he said.

In the six years he’s lived on Dana Drive, Logan said he’s never had a problem with trash pickup – until now.

"They have been picking up my trash, but two weeks ago they stopped picking up my trash, saying that I owe an outstanding bill,” Logan said.

He said he was never told he even had to pay for the service until a note was left on the blue trash can.

Yolanda Minnifield and some of her neighbors found that same letter from the city, which states: "Our records indicate you owe a balance for prior periods, your garbage service is being suspended effective immediately. In order to resume your service payment in full must be made for prior and current billing periods.”

WVTM 13 spoke to a city employee who says they charge $17 per month for garbage pickup.

Many of the bills have been ignored and now the city has no other recourse except to hold people accountable for the money they owe.

For now, Logan is disposing of his trash his own way.

"Well, I’ve been taking it and dumping it in the dumpster, because I have nowhere to take it,” he said.

A city employee said Fairfield residents who have received a notice about unpaid trash bills can go to City Hall between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for assistance.